Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, August 30, 1841

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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, August 30, 1841
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Distributor:Seward Family Digital Archive

Institution:University of Rochester

Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections

Date:1841-08-30

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Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, August 30, 1841

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sender: Alvah Worden
Birth: 1797-03-06  Death: 1856-02-16

location: Auburn, NY

receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16  Death: 1872-10-10

location: Albany, NY

transcription: mah 

revision: ekk 2016-02-03

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Dear Gov
I have seen Mr Higham this morning he offers $3,000 for the lot I made
him no proposition, told him you gave $4000, and wanted your money back
Mr H goes to Auburn today & will call on you, I think he will give [ the ]
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$3,500, perhaps not, I trust you may make a satisfactory sale
Truly
Worden
Monday Morning 30 Aug 41
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His Excellency
Gov. Seward
Auburn
Albany
R. Higham Esqr
AUBURN N.Y.
SEP 1
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Samuel Blatchford

Birth: 1820-03-09 Death: 1893-07-07
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